TAMA COUNTY – The deadline to file as a candidate for the Tuesday, Nov. 7 city and school elections came and went last week with mostly incumbents vying for local seats alongside several newcomers. Tama city election In the city of Tama, two candidates filed for the four-year term ...
At recent Tama County Supervisors meetings, the subject on people's minds has been redistricting. The Supervisors appointed a group of three locals to a board to work on the redistricting. The board came up with an unofficial new map that split Tama County into five districts instead of ...
The Toledo City Council came to Monday's meeting with their homework finished. At the previous meeting, the council members were told to think up possible names for the new street at the new Woodlawn housing development. After much discussion and a few suggestions, the council went with a ...
At Monday's Tama City Council meeting, the Lincoln Highway bridge was again a subject of much discussion. Two people proposed ideas on possible paths to take with the bridge. Randy Zimmerman's proposition was the forming of a nonprofit to help with the bridge. Shellie Orngard of the Iowa ...
TOLEDO - This week's Tama County Supervisors meeting started like most, with a report from the Tama County Engineer. Work on a sign up on Payton Road has finished. The Toledo Bridge end rails are being put up, and then it's on to the dirt work, work on the bridge is moving swiftly. The ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – In the days and weeks since former Tama Co. Conservation Director Stephen Mayne was placed on administrative leave – subsequently resigning on August 17 – the county has enlisted both the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the State Auditor ...
The biggest issue at Monday's supervisor's meeting was zoning. New Century FS went in front of the supervisors to get approval for the construction of a hazmat material storage facility. Although everyone at the meeting was for the storage facility, they just wanted it zoned correctly. At ...
TOLEDO - A new public works position was approved at Monday's Toledo City Council meeting. Since two employees of the Public Works department have left recently, Public Works Director Kendall Jordan has found himself spending more time at the sewer plant. With Kendall at the sewer plant, the ...
DES MOINES – On Monday, Sept. 11, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through October 11, 2023. The proclamation allows vehicles ...
CHELSEA — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig joined with Sen. Annette Sweeney (R-Buckeye) and representatives from Ducks Unlimited and the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Tuesday afternoon to discuss visions for the future of the Otter Creek Marsh, located just off ...